The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21
IRELAND AND THE TORIES.

IRELAND AND THE TORIES.
The Proclaiming of the National League and
| the Effect 1t is Likely TO Have.
/ Special to the Indianapolis Journal
| LONDON Aug. 20.-The combative Tories
| have had their way in the matter of proclaiming
the National League, despite the opposition Of
the prudent members of the gov
| eminent and the more cautious Liberal
Unionists The Irish Peers and the Irish Cen
| servatives in the House of Commons used all
the influence they could command to induce the
government to proclaim the league, and
the Prime Minister himself favored
the idea On the other hand, GER
tain of the Unionist members pronounced
against it, among them Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain.
Mr.. r. W. Russell. the leader of the Ulster
Unionists; Mr.. Jesse Ceilings and Mr.. Courtney.
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for ireland, re-
ceived numerous letters from active loyalists in
Dublin, Belfast and elsewhere. in which it was
urged that such step would have irritating
effect and promote the flow Of subscriptions
from the United States Lord Salisbury has
now determined to adopt vigorous policy ~ far
as Ireland is concerned, and regrets having made
the concessions to the Liberal Unionists
in the Irish land bill, which
has been virtually '.hung
up." The Liberal Unionists will never again
obtain concessions of such magnitude from
the Tory government The Tories
seeing that the Unionists have more to
fear from q dissolution than they have. will not
accept second public humiliation at the bid
bling of their allies. In the last few weeks nine
elections have taken place and the general result
is unmisrakable. In the constituencies, what
ever may be the case in the House of Commons.
ha mi hava asad tn ho n Tho
Tories find themselves in the position Of
having made great concessions to men
who, nowhere except perhaps in
Hornsley, able to command 100 votes.
The three -cornered duel has come to
an end, and England has come back to the old,
stand-up party fight, in which the Liberals
long as they have cause in which they heartily
believe to animate them, always win. Many Of
the Unionist will now d. = back to their old
party, but some of then. } gone too far to
make that possible and must join the Tories.
The fact is, the Unionists. to great extent have
been servants of events. and a number Of them
are glad that the actor government has
given them an opportu, return to the Lib
eral fold The recess .one of extreme pol.ti.
cal activity. steady. persistent and widespread
prop uganda will be carried by the National
Liberal federation and its branches on behalf of
party. The great bulk of Mr.. Gladstones fol-
lowers and a number of Parnellites will be
pressed into platform service, and vigorous
speeches will ring through the land. The man
ayers of the Gladstonian party are confident that
the effect OF this movement will be to complete
the conversion of the country to home rule.
The organizers of the Liberal party prepar.
ing for general election in the fall, confident
that the government will come 10 grief over the
Irish land question then, if not before.
It was Mr. Parnells speech on Earl Cadogan's
amendment declaring that Irish tenants have to
protect their interests outside of the law that
finally determined the government to proclaim
the Irish National League, otherwise such q step
would have been postponed for time, and
perhaps not resorted to ALL Rumors of the gov
ernments intention with regard to the league had
been prevalent and extensively discussed Tor sew
erai DAYS. but they found few believers in their
and SO few persons entertained sus-
picion that immediate action of any sort would be
taken, that the Nationalist were taken COM
pletely by surprise. Neither Mr.. Parnell nor
Mr.. Dillon were in the house when Mr. Balfour
made the announcement that the govern
ment had condemned the league as a dangerous
association, and there were only thirty Parncll-
ties present. all told The proclamation was, in
fact, a greater surprise than the governments
acceptance of the Lords amendments to tho
and bill. and both were in a very great measure
iue to the arrogant attitude and increasing dcta-
LION OF MT IMAM DerIasD, winch were deeply re-
'ented by the older Tories. So obnoxious
lad the exactions Of the Radical leader become
hat Lord Salisbury privately expressed his
opinion that it would be impossible for the gov
,rn ment to maintain itself If it to be pub
icly discredited every week in the House Of
Commons by the demands of Mr.. Cham berlain
md his party On his side. Mr.. Chamberlain
complained that he was kept in ignorance OF the
mendments of the House of Lords to tho land
ill until he saw them in the newspapers and
made no secret of his opinion that the govern.
aent was not Dlayir fair with him.